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China removes pangolin scales from its 2020 list of approved ingredients used in traditional Chinese medicine.

China removes pangolin scales from its 2020 list of approved ingredients used in traditional Chinese medicine. This comes after China upgraded all species of pangolin from second-class to first-class protected animals considering their rapidly decreasing numbers due to over-hunting and habitat destruction.

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HealthChina removes pangolin scales from its 2020 list of approved ingredients used in traditional Chinese medicine.

China removes pangolin scales from its 2020 list of approved ingredients used in traditional Chinese medicine. This comes after China upgraded all species of pangolin from second-class to first-class protected animals considering their rapidly decreasing numbers due to over-hunting and habitat destruction.

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